The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-30
ON MIR. CLEAIENrs' BEHALF.
A Denial that 10 Has Used lis Position for
e7- tho Benefit Of tho Democrats.

P. i.
TO he Editor Of he ln.tllt0enetr. NJ
sIn:-Recent isauesofyour paper abound
in communications and editorials tending
to show that the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road and Ito general officers, especially Its
present Manager, William NJ. Glenn.
enip, Eco, hsye been Ia the past and
are now actively engaged with Democratic
bosses In this State, aud also were In
ellortu to build up the Democratic party.
What Mr.. Clements and the Baltimore 4
Ohio people are doing outside OF tho Slate
OF West Virginia, In matters political, l
know not, but In regard TO what they are
now doing and what they have done In
the past In this State think I am just as
well Informed as either Jim Mason's Dem.
ocrat or tho Wheeling tSrrLLloENcEn.
Mr.. Clemsntp is o Dsnocrat. and IN his
individual capacity will !doub!lesa do IN
the iuture as be has done In tho past-Sid
the party Of his choice With hia contribu.
lions and his counsel; but beyond that !!
think he has not In the past gone, and
don't shiak be will 80 beyond It tho
future. Mr.. Bradshaw is a prominent
Baltimore & Ohio official and an active
Republican politician; has Mr.. Clements
Or Mr.. Garrett ever in.e1yexed With Mr..
Bradshaw? Has the Wheeling lSrELLI.
ogScgE or jim Mason's Democrat
ever called attention 10 Mr.. Brad
shaw's active efforts in behalf Of
the Republican party Of Went Virginia!
There are other railroad companies COM
ing into the city ofWheeling that are more
Extremely Republican than. the Bsltl-
more & Ohio people could possibly be In
their Democracy, and who did In the last
Presidential election show marked differ
euco in the treatment and courtesy ex-
tended 10 the committees Of the different
political organizations, and that difference
was always in favor Of tho Republicans.
And yot no Democrat ever complained
through the public press Of tho unfair
tree tment which'his party friends had re-.
ceived. I know Of but ono oct on the
part Of Mr.. Clements and tho higher Batd.
more 4 Ohio railroad officials which the
Republicans have Just cause to complain
Of, aud 1t Is thst & few abort months ago,
and when it was not clear that enough OF
money could be obtained from our own
citizens to make the recent Reunion Of the
Society Of the Army Of West Virginia a
SUCCESS, the Committee on Finance mado
an appeal 10 the Baltimore & Ohio people
through MIR. sstter6eld, the local agent
at this point. .s,s s
"a meeting between Mr.. Clements and
the Reunion Committee took place in tho
company's Office in this city. The great
need OF funds was explained to Manager
Clements. He expresaed sympathy with
the reunion and Its purposes, but eta.ed
that he could do nothing himself, but
would bring. the matter before the proper
officers OF his company. The result was
that Mr. Speidel received the compsny's
check in the course OF few weeks for the
sum Il think OF $500. Was Mr. Glenn
ents' exerlions in behslf Of this contribu-
ton for reunion purpoaoa grand Demo-
cratic move on bin part aud on the part OF
| the Baltimore & Ohio people aud does
the INTgLLIGENcER regard tho Grand
Army Of the Republic as Democratic or.
gRnizaiion Mr.. Editor If you will take
the trouble to examine assessments OF
| railroad property in this State as made by
the jackson Board OF Public Works, and
as made by the present Board, you will
fiud that there il nothing existing in this
State at this. time, nor hss there existed
in the recent past anything between the
Baltimore & Ohio officers and the Damo.
cratic party to justify come Of the comnu.
nica!ions and editorials which have re.
Gently appeared in your paper.
A FRIEND OF THg LATE REUNION.
| s. Wheeling, ". Va, Sept. 90, 1887. :